LQGuitarist
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I did not like the pickguard that came with my 97 Bluesbird (Black and chrome). Fortunately, it was never mounted. I went to StewMac and bought a Black-white-black guard that is a bit smaller and it was already cut for a Gibson Les Paul. Of course I needed to modify the fit and just finished cleaning up the guard with my Moto-tool. I plan to mount it tomorrow but it seems that the hardware that came with it would put the metal bracket into the binding rather than below. Maybe someone can comment if it will hurt to pre-drill the binding for the screw or try to create a new bracket to get the screw into the wood below?
Just for some information, the screw location on the LP guard is closer to the mounting rings and because of the laminated colors, it won't look right to relocate the screw hole in the guard. I can just make it work and may be able to drop the bracket lower by cutting off excess threads on the screw mounting the bracket to the guard. I think this will still keep the pick guard level.
I want the guard because I am a finger style player. I play with a flat pick but having the guard positions my hand as if it were an accoustic. It isn't a big deal, but I do like the white stripe on the LP guard and am not worried about harming any collector value by the change.
Any advice about mounting the bracket will be greatly appreciated.
TIA
LQGuitarist
Just for some information, the screw location on the LP guard is closer to the mounting rings and because of the laminated colors, it won't look right to relocate the screw hole in the guard. I can just make it work and may be able to drop the bracket lower by cutting off excess threads on the screw mounting the bracket to the guard. I think this will still keep the pick guard level.
I want the guard because I am a finger style player. I play with a flat pick but having the guard positions my hand as if it were an accoustic. It isn't a big deal, but I do like the white stripe on the LP guard and am not worried about harming any collector value by the change.
Any advice about mounting the bracket will be greatly appreciated.
TIA
LQGuitarist